Articles by Mark Wild

2025 PSS – Ft. Lauderdale: Day 3 Prelims Scratches – Grimes, Oleksiak Withdraw from the 2 Free

Top seed Penny Oleksiak has pulled out of the 200 free, as has 8th seed Katie Grimes. Oleksiak instead will swim the 50 fly, while Grimes tackles the 2 back and 4 IM.

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Gretchen Walsh Joins the Sub-53 Club, becomes 5th Fastest American of All Time

The fastest American Women in the 100 yards and short course meters, Gretchen Walsh entered rarified territory tonight, as she dipped under 53 for the first time in long course.

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2025 Pro Swim Series – Fort Lauderdale: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

All four legs of the US’ World Record setting Medley Relay will be in action this morning as the first session of the Ft. Lauderdale Pro Swim Series kicks off.

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2025 PSS- Ft. Lauderdale: Day 2 Prelims Scratches – Shackell Siblings All Drop One Event

Olympic finalist in the 400 free and the seeded top seed, Aaron Shackell has dropped the 400 free in favor of the 200 fly, where he is seeded 7th overall.

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2025 Pro Swim Series – Ft. Lauderdale: Six Storylines (& Some Bonuses) to Follow

Summer McIntosh is one of seven individual Olympic Champions entered in the meet, but interestingly she isn’t entered in any of her gold medal events.

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Dara Torres Caps off 1st Season as Boston College Head Coach with First Pitch at Fenway

Boston College Head Coach and 12x Olympic Medalist Dara Torres threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Boston Red Sox games on April 8th.

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2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

After a blistering swim yesterday in the 200 free, Freya Colbert returns to the pool in the 400 IM, an event where she is the defending World Champion.

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PSS Sacramento Day 4 Prelim Scratches – Urlando Picks 100 Free over 2IM, Coll Marti Stays,

Runner-up in the 200 Breaststroke, Virginia Tech’s Carles Coll Marti has dropped the 50 breast in favor of the 200 IM, an event which sees three top eight scratches.

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Siobhan Haughey Returns to Mare Nostrum, Joined by the likes of Gorbenko, Pilato & Razzetti

2024 Double Paris Olympic Medalist, Siobhan Haughey returns to the Mare Nostrum Tour, where in 2024 she swept the 100s and 200s free.

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2025 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Its the final day of prelims at the 2025 NCAA Champs. The 200s of Back, Breast and Fly will be on tap as is the 100 free, and platform diving.

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Updated: After Diving Cal Down 23 Points to Texas; Up 20.5 On Indiana (Day 4 Ups/Downs)

Its a tight battle as Cal is looking to pick up 21 points to catch Texas in the Team race, some of which could come from diving.

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2025 Men’s NCAA Champs: Day 4 Prelims Preview – Marshall & Lasco Seek to Topple Kos in 2 Back

Texas’s Hubert Kos will look for the perfect 60 points as he seeks to claim his 3rd individual title this week, as the top seed in the 200 Back.

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2025 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

There are a whopping six individual events being contested on Day 3, with the 100s of Fly, Back and Breast, the 200 Free, 400 IM and 3M Diving on offer.

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2025 Men’s NCAA Champs: Day 3 Prelims Preview – Can Indiana Get 5 Into the 100 BR A-Final?

Indiana’s Finn Brooks is one of several swimmers with a chance to make two A-finals tonight as he sits 12th in the 100 fly and 2nd in the 100 breast.

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2025 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Day 2 Prelims see the 500 free, 200 IM and 50 Free contested as team will look to gain any advantage they can in the all important team race.

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